Juice extractor



July 22, 1952 v M. HESS 2,604,034

I JUICE EXTRACTQR Filed March 4, 1949 JTZT? Z f 2 this invention;

Patented July 22, 1952 v I f 125;.

JUICE'EXTRAfJ'IOIt Morris Hess, Newbie-N; YL. nag-toil of fi teen per cent to Max Kupfe r Bronx, N'.'Y.

Application March 4, 1949; sem1-N0.s9.59v

Thi invention relates to juice extractors or similar devices which may be used for removing and collecting juice fromfruits. such as grapefruits, oranges, lemons, etc. a

It is one of the objects of this invention sive juiceextractor device which may be powerdriven or hand-operated, and which is compact and sturdy in construction and necessitates only a relatively few parts. g

It is a further object of this invention to provide means facilitating the supply of fruitswithout any preparation thereof into the extractor topro vide means affording an efiicient and inexpendevice in which the fruit iscut and squeezedautomatically and the section.- j Still another object of the inventionis to provide means permitting the removal of wastematerial in a simple and labor-saving manner,

Yet a further object of the invention is to provide means renderingpossiblean adjustment of at least one of the squeezing parts or jaws in accordance with the size of the fruit to be squeezed.

juice directed into'the collector Still a further object of the invention istov provide means ensuring ready accessibility to the parts to be cleaned so that the devicewi-ll always be kept in a hygienic state. 7 v

-Still, another object of the present invention is to provide means for directing the fruits to a supply member which in cooperation with cutting V and pressing means bringsabout a fully mechan- 'ic'al' process of juice extraction and collection.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention'will be hereinafter more particularly described and the combination and arrangement 3 of parts will be shown in the accompanying. drawing and pointed out in the claim which forms part ofthe specification.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is an elevational view in sectioncf the juice extractor device made in accordance with Fig.;2 i an end view of the device of Fig. 2 withparts-broken away; 1

,Fig. 3 is a top plan view of thedevice of Fig. 2;

Fig.4 is a diagrammatic view of operative parts of a juice extractor and collector device in modified form.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, I 0 represents a hollow base which has an opening II at the rear thereof through which can be inserted or withdrawn a pan I2 adapted to receive drippings from the fruit through perforations I3.

Extending upwardly from the base III and rigidly fixed thereto is an upright hollow supporting structure I4 open at its upper'end, a indicated at-I 5,to,receive fruit I-6.-- The structure is rounded at Ilto receive and permit the rotation of rotatable member or-rotor I8. having radially extending and circumferentially spacedrows of concavely shaped projections I9 for receiving or carrying the orange or-other fruit element I6 as the rotor I8 is rotated past the opfi i g I5. The projections provide pockets forreceiving and retaining thefruit elements-and to positively carry them over and downwardly against a squeezer -block 2|. The squeezer block is pivoted at,22 to the; upright structure I4' and hangs downwardly therefrom.- .The forward or fruit-engaging face oftheblock is rounded .or-concavely shaped, as indicated at 23. Beyond said face pr iect from said block-curved knife-blades 24 for cutting through the skin and into the meat portions of the orange.- An adjusting screw-25 can be turned 20.

fromits wing 1 nut. handle 26 to move the block .toward or=away from the rotary member-I8 in order to-adaptthe extractor, to the different sizes of fruit to be squeezed. The block. 2| has a series of slits 21 for receiving respectivelythe projections I 9. The sides voftheupright structure converge, as shown in Fig. 3 and as indicated at-28 and 29,'to provide, along with the surface 23-of the. bloclg 2l 3. funnel-like opening. for directing the fruit element. to; therotary. member and .to prevent the engagement ofmore than one fruit element by the. projections I9 as they move ,through the structure and toward the squeezer b locl 2I.- The shaft 3| extends through the rotary memher Hand is fixed to it by pin 32. To the end of the shaft 3I is .afiixed a worm wheel 33.. On the side of the upright structure ismounted an electric motor. 34.- :This motor has a worm gear 35 in mesh with the worm wheel 33.120 drive the shaft 3I andthe conveyor or rotary member I8. A casing 36 is secured by screws 3'! to one side of. the upright structure orhousing -I4 and encloses theworm wheel 33,:worm gear 35 and the motor 34. Themotor 34 canloeconnected; in conventional manner to a wall-receptacle by means of an electric cord and plug (not shown). Instead of a motor, a hand-operated handle may be employed to rotate spider I8--I9.

In the lower part of curved portion I1 are a series of openings, such as parallel slots 38 through which the juice from the cut and compressed fruit I 6a. passes to a tumbler 39 which may be placed on base I0.

In operation, the orange is taken by the projections I9 to the squeezer block where it is first 3 out by the knives 24. It is then drawn downwardly over the surface-23 of the block to gradually squeeze the fruit between block 2| and abutting portion 3a of rotatable member l8 to thereby compress the juice from the fruit. Continued rotation of the rotary member l8 finally causes pushing and freeing of the squeezed fruit from the block and subsequently dropping it (upon the lowe .curvedportion l1) whenceit will pass 7 downwardly throughdischarge?" ssagewaw-br channel 'm'eans 4l A swingable'j'dooffl "with hinge 42a is disposed at the rear of the structure H which can be lifted to effect the removai'Tif the discarded and compressed fruits 43. Aih'a'iidle 44 is provided on door 42 to liftthe san e. At the,

lowermost end of theslots 'azr-andperew mesame there is a drain deflector or projebtion ifi wt-o1- lect the juice which may not pass mreenyahreugh the slots 38 and to direct a. certain quantity of the juice to the tumbler 39.

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' It w'ill be" apparnt that the 'deviee iiist de- "flatter it"is-pas's'd a1 st sqaeez bwc'kgpbrne' 4-1 he sqaeezer mes ncefslots' fi thr'ough yrhieh gtne "5A eri'esof pacedknives ilt cut the as th'e' rotor isrhovd past th sgue er iid; he "butt? 'g of 'tnetrarr etr "fru y the proves-as duwhibnth friiit '20 hhhsihg having a funnel portion through which uemwheremane "ranges 'or otheffriiit aration of the cut portions of the fruit so that the same will not be in a shredded condition when finally dropped into the waste collector-4|.

Squeezer block 2| or 48 may be made of cast metal material, although it is also contemplated to manufacture the same from plastic or even rubber substance to thereby obtain a certain yieldability whereby the squeezer cheeks or jaws 1| andvllla, may conform to each other while the m fdrawlng squeeze takes place on t-hlfruit.

While various" changes may be'made'in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such 'fhanges shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended '15 claim.

Vifig""thus*described the invention, what is "Elaifii'efas'iiw and desired to be secured by Eiettei's 'Patent is:

A-juice extracting device comprising a hollow fruit is supplied to the interior of said housing, fa 'spider sliapd conveyor including drills to said friiit'rotatably arranged belowsaid fiinfie por- "tion wi'thin the 'int'erior bf {said no cavely shaped squeeZer' moek tpp er-sawconveyerarms w provide pasagewaysro "the datterjkfnifnieans'fixed to 's'aid squeezer meek and a-iranged to extend between said slits iri-"s'i-iid -'sc111eezer block and adapted-"to"split said fi iiit openwhile said conveyor arms pa'ss' throiigli said slits 6f said"squee'zer block dufirig' juice e'iifrabting operation; hinge-means connecting" the sdu 'zh "block to Said housing; adjustable-means a afigd to-move said block about said'hiiige' in ns rela- "tive to said conveyor-whereby new semester: different sizes can be passed through the itracting *de'vi'ce; said 'hollow -housing haviiig "extending"beneath said cofivey'o and g 40 with atleast on slota'ba'se ben tli'said walltafid fadapted to supports tumbler v'ess l or c'olle'ctfing the 3 iiice which -isextracted fromthe f ii'it d -ses throiigh said one' slotof-sai'dwa aiid amie ineans including I withperfo'rationsand positioned below said lock and-adaptedtoretanr Isaidfriiit" and -to separate semie"tmm:anytune passing througli 'said perforations of said base wall. 

